Today, in 1492, Mr. Christopher Columbus and 87 sailors set off to find China in three ships . Two months later they arrived in San Salvador, delighted to get to dry land. Needless to say, it was not China.
It seems too bad that Mr. Columbus felt bad about this dud trip, but that is what often happens when only one Outcome will satisfy.
Rhinos, Beware.
Tea is made by slipping organic material into water, and drinking the result. It can be cooked, or not, because the “tea” will flavor the water anyway. That is a function of time in the equation.
Rhinos like tea’s infinite variety of tastes. Nature creates it in both flowing water, and stagnant. You can always bet that upstream, interesting stuff has been added.
Mmmm, Delish!
Rhinos do not run late, and that’s a fact. This is due to a happy coincidence of factors. 1) Agitation can lead to weight loss, which Rhinos frown upon, 2) it would not occur to Us to make an appointment, and 3) We cannot tell time.
Our systems are regulated by dietary needs, to which We attend 24/7.
We get around to other things as seems appropriate, and let it go at that.
When a Rhino sees a Temptation, the question usually is not “if”, but “how”.
Two questions present themselves in this example. One, how deep is the stream? and Two, if using the bridge, will some enterprising critter come and snag the treasure first? This is how Life in the Wild is: decisions, deliberations, calculations, calibrations, not to mention computations.
Yikes!
Georg Grosz (b.1893) specialized in a grim sort of caricature, showing a decadent Berlin in the 1920s and 30s. Mr. Grosz had a singularly merciless take on humankind.
Rhinos seldom go over to the dark side. We are too busy.
Also, We do not smoke. Beyond other issues, it involves fire. We used to enjoy chocolate cigarettes, but they are no longer in fashion.
We never said that Rhinos are not full of Pits&Vinegar. We are. We have more than our fair share of Ginger. BUT, We are aware that We need to reserve some, in case Something comes up, and We need P&V to address it.
So We conserve a bit, and it’s often a Good Thing; in the Wild there are always Unexpected Developments.
Prepared, that’s Us. It’s one of our R Dimensions.
Festivities are all very well, and Rhinos enjoy them as much as most critters. But there is an aftermath, which We often forget as We approach the party.
Cake is grand as it goes In, but what it can get up to Inside is worth a moment’s hesitation, ahead of time.
Our advice is grounded in Experience.
Towns have timetables.
We Rhinos, not so much so.
Some of our Readers seem to feel that an all vegetable diet sounds bland. We Rhinos hasten to inform you that grass can have Quite a Kick.
Really.
Now and then Something will come out of our mouth that, to our horror, is harsh, inconsiderate, or uncalled for. What possesses Us is beyond all Rhino logic. But once said, the stench lingers.
The only way to fix the situation is to say We are sorry, and mean it. Yet Bad Behavior is bad behavior. The only possible excuse is that We are insane, which is seldom the case.
No Rhino likes to be the cause of anguish to any other critter.
Your Inner Rhino 